Hawking 2014

 Hawking 2014
For the past fifty years, I have travelled the world studying and lecturing about time and space. This film is a personal journey through my life, told in my own words. Come with me and I will tell you the story of how I became who I am."

The above is found at the beginning of this extraordinary autobiographical documentary about the life of theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. (He "was born in 1942, exactly 300 years after the death of Galileo.")

I personally have read quite a bit on Hawking but what made this film special to me was that:

(1) It was entirely narrated by Stephen Hawking.
(2) Brief comments were made by such people as his siblings, care giver, school friends, university friends, professors, software experts, biographers, his first wife, physicists (like Roger Penrose, Kip Thorne), and his present and former students.
(3) We actually get to see Hawking in his natural environment and get to actually see the people mentioned in (2) above.

We also learn about his science ("I was writing the rule book for black holes") and the progression of his devastating illness whose spectre is always present.

We also get to see the good and the bad of worldwide celebrity.

Finally, this documentary had an "intimate feel" for me, as if Hawking were talking directly to me.

In conclusion, I feel this is an incredible documentary narrated by a determined scientist who has a strong will to live. In fact, at the end of the documentary he tells us:

"I'm not afraid of dying, but I'm in no hurry to die."

(2013; 1 hr, 30 min; wide screen; 12 scenes; PBS)
 Hawking 2014

Hawking Usb Hawking Technology Wireless-N Multifunction USB Printer and Device Server (HMPS2U)

Hawking Usb Hawking Technology Wireless-N Multifunction USB Printer and Device Server (HMPS2U)

Hawking Usb Hawking Technology Wireless-N Multifunction USB Printer and Device Server (HMPS2U)

• Easily connect and share your USB Printer, multifunction all-in-one printer or standard printer, to a network
• Print from any computer over the network
• Share your USB storage devices: flash drives, hard drives, etc.
• Airplay supports lets you stream music to a USB speaker from anywhere!
• Included in the box: One Wireless-N Multi-Function USB Printer & Device Server, One Power Adapter, One Quick Installation Guide, One Installation CD

 

I have been running this product for about a week. The installation was fairly standard for a network attached device. There is a piece of client software that is installed on the PC that allows you to connect & disconnect from devices attached to the USB ports and a browser connection to attach to the HMPS2U. This allows access to a status page and a configuration page where you have the option of setting up the network connection the way you want.

I have attached 3 printers to the server, 2 label printers and an Epson MFP. All of the printers installed without a problem and I was able to connect to the scanner function on the Epson.

In general I'm happy with the product and it performs functionally as advertised with one small hiccup, it loses connection constantly if left to idle for a short time. There is no function on the Control Center software to re-attach to the server nor can you access the browser configuration page (obviously). I find that the only solution is to power cycle the server and it will show up in the Control Center software after a few seconds. Because of this I can only give it 3 stars, however if there is a future software of firmware upgrade to address this problem or I find new information about the configuration of the device that eliminates this issue, I would have no problem giving the HMPS2U 5 stars.  

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Hawking Usb Hawking Technology Wireless-N Multifunction USB Printer and Device Server (HMPS2U)